Chinese Beef Recipes - Shredded Tofu-Chill Beef Recipe
Ingredients
225 g/8 oz lean beef,
chopped
1 egg white
2.5 ml/1/2 tsp sesame oil
5 ml/1 tsp corn-flour
(cornstarch)
pinch of salt
250 ml/8 fl oz/1 cup
groundnut (peanut) oil
100 g/4 oz dried tofu, cut
into strips
5 red chili peppers, cut
into strips
15 ml/1 tbsp water
1 slice ginger root,
chopped
10 ml/2 tsp soy sauce
Method:
Mix the beef with the egg white, half the sesame
oil, the corn-flour and salt.
Heat the oil and
stir-fry the beef until almost cooked. Remove from
the pan. Add the tofu to the pan and stir-fry for 2
minutes then remove from the pan.
Add the chili
peppers and stir-fry for 1 minute. Return the tofu
to the pan with the water, ginger and soy sauce and
stir well.
Add the beef and stir-fry until well
blended. Serve sprinkled with the remaining sesame
oil.